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Poetic novel proves the power of small publishers

Leaving Now -- By Arleen Paré Caitlin Press, 162pp., $18.95

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Jim Hume column: The prodigal son returns, but with no apologies to offer

I'm finding it difficult to get into a prodigal-son frame of mind when contemplating the return of Lord Black of Crossharbour to his birthland.

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Victoria writer Esi Edugyan wins the Ethel Wilson Fiction Award.

Edugyan's win for her novel, Half Blood Blues, was announced Saturday night in Vancouver at the B.C. Book Prizes awards ceremony.

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Book excerpt: Red Scare ensnared city’s first bookmobile librarian

The following is an excerpt from The Library Book: A History of Service to British Columbia, written by Times Colonist acting editor-in-chief Dave Obee. The Library Book placed third in this year's Lieutenant...

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Victoria author on short list for writers' prize

Victoria writer Daniel Griffin has been shortlisted for a $10,000 literary prize.

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Surveyor was a pioneer in filming B.C. from the air

Furrows in the Sky: The Adventures of Gerry Andrews

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UVic author wins book prize

Mark D. Jarvis, a doctoral candidate at the University of Victoria, is co-winner of the $50,000 Donner Prize. The prize goes to the best public-policy book published in Canada.

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Seizing the day, darkly

When you come out with your first book, it helps to have a rockabilly singer in the family.

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Book Review: Journal sheds light on the early history of the Island

Edited by Linda Dorricott and Deidre Cullon Ronsdale, 270 pp., $21.95

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Nanaimo writer nominated for Leacock prize

Nanaimo writer Susan Juby's book The Woefield Poultry Collective is nominated for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour.

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Writer lucks into notoriety pursuing his lifelong dream

Doug Harris has spent much of his working life making TV commercials, and he's done pretty well at it. But the last thing he wanted to do after work was watch "those bloody things" on the tube, or any...

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Steampunk explored through Poe and short stories

Steampunk Poe -- By Edgar Allan Poe

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Is Omar Khadr really a diehard terrorist?

The Enemy Within: Terror, Lies and the Whitewashing of Omar Khadr

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Writer finds inspiration in family ties

Writer Daniel Griffin, a new transplant to Victoria, told a story about youthful rebelliousness.

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An engaging history of View Royal's earliest days

Craigflower Country: An Illustrated History 1850-1960

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Thanks for The Help

You couldn't blame Kathryn Stockett for feeling down and depressed a few years ago. After all, the literary world seemed united in slamming the door in her face, as she struggled to find a publisher for...

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